Overshoe for skates



NOV. 27, 1934. KUTCHERA 1,982,524

OVERSHOE FOR SKATES Filed March 22 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 5/ 30 5 now 0fl Z a/2 61i:

NOV. 27, 1934. A KUTCHERA OVERSHOE FOR SKATES Filed March 25, 1935 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Nov. 27, 1934 iiP AfllEiNfl .QQZEEI.

2 Claims.

This invention relatesto skates and more particularly .to a means for:the protection. of ice nskates.

object of this inventionisto providewhat 5 might becalled: an overshoeor. protecting means *forzthe. blade of an. ice skate. so that the skatewmayl be attached to theshoe at a point remote fromthe ice and theperson may walk to the ice without .injuringzntherkeenness ,of the bladeof the skate.

Another object of this invention is to provide :an overshoe orprotecting means which is relavtively strong and at the same time lightin conthe skate when the. person is .walkingon the :struction sothat itcan be quickly attachedor idetached from the shoe and about the skate.

.A. further object of this invention is to pro- "videaa skate protectingmeans: which isflso conqstru'cted that the person Wearing theskate will.nnotube required, where skates attached to shoes areuused, to carry anextra pair of shoes along z-pandtake ofi-theconventional shoe at a pointi closely adjacent to the skating. rink 1 and thereby endanger hishealth on accountof the tempera? :ture changes.

The aboveand various other objects and advantages of this inventionwillin part be describedand in part be understoodfrom the fol- -'lowingdetailed description of the present pre-- ferred embodiment, thesamebeing illustrated in .the accompanyingvdrawings wherein:

Figurel isa detail side. elevation'of a shoe chaving a skateattachedthereto. and an overshoe D01 protecting means constructed according tothe preferred embodiment of this :invention attached tO the shoe aboutthe skate.

.EFigure 2 is a top plan view-partly broken away :of the overshoe orskate protecting means.

EFigure" 3 is a longitudinal sectionutaken on 1 "theline 3-3 of Figure1.

won the .line14-4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional-viewi;-taken on the line 5-5 ofFigure l.

.SRefer'ringtotheidrawings wherein like charac- Y Figure 4 is afragmentary sectional view taken runner 15 islattached.to'the'abottoml.plates112 and 13 by. means ofa frame. structure. includinga front postv 16 and .a rear post: 17. anda :longitudinally: extending.tubular member 18.

Thisskate is a.-conventional skatestnuctureilso and I,:.or" course, :do.not wish to. be1 limitedito any: particular type of s skate. tor shoe.to t-which the device hereinafter describedmay'be.attached,

- shoe withwhich the :devicehereinafter described my be engaged.

In order to protectthe-runner .or' blade 15 of ;the keen edges ofttherunner,:I havemrovided an overshoe or protecting .means scomprisingafront frame structure 19, al -rear framestructure .20 and anintermediate frame structure .21. :This

front" frame structure comprises .a top plate: a 22 5 provided withdepending .marginaliflangesi23 and having a substantially.Ueshapedslotaor opening 24 in the centerthereof. v t

- A- substantially U-shaped: upright-member. or standard 25 is securedto: the. plate 22; and .thisg a I support or standard25 has the .bodythereof. cut

out, as at 26, to provide a. substantially webelike side: wall so as-to:increasevthe :lightness Ofi the support or standard whilemaintaining. arelatively rigid standard.

7 was A bottom plate 2'? ..which is longitudinally curved, after themannerof thesole of avshoe, is secured to the'bottom 28 of Ithestandard"25, and this sole plate 2'? is provided with upturned marginal-flanges29. A-scle-30 ofidesire'd composition such-as rubber, leatheror.tl1erlike,.;is attached as by rivets or .s ecuringmembersr 31" .tothesole plate 27.

Thebightor frontof the U-shaped supporter frame 25 isprovided with arecess oropening 32 to receive the forward-end'of the bladeor runner 15Which-may project forwardlyandbeyond :the

front member 19. Preferably; the front post or support 33 of the: skate11 1! extends between the marginal flange 23 and the front of the plate22,so that this marginal flange 23 will act to prevent movement of thefront of the overshoe relative to the skate 11 and shoe S.

The rear frame or overshoe structure 20 comprises a substantiallyU-shaped vertical frame structure or supporting means 34 provided with aheel plate 35 having a slot or opening 36, and the rear or bight of therear frame member 20 is provided with a vertical opening or passage 37to receive the rear of the runner or blade 15.;

The rear frame structure 34 projects upwardly above the heel plate 35,as at 38, and this upwardly projecting portion is provided with a slot39 on opposite sides to receive securing means in the form of a strap40, one end of the strap 40 being disposed in one slot or opening 39 andthe other end being disposed in the other or opposing opening 39.

A bottom plate 41 is integral with the side walls 34 of the rear framestructure 20, and the side walls 34 are also cut out, as at 52, so as tolighten the weight of therear frame structure 20.

A heel 42 is attached as by rivets or securing members 43 to the bottomplate 41 of the rear frame, and this heel 42 coacts with the sole 30 inproviding a means to facilitate the walking which is adapted to registerwith the slot 46 and through which a bolt or securing member 49 isadapted to extend so that the two frame members 19 and 21 can beadjusted one relative to the other.

The frame 21 telescopes into the frame 19 and the rear of this frame 21telescopes into the rear frame 20, and the rear frame 20 is providedwith slots 50 on each side thereof which are adapted to register withthe slots 47 and through which a bolt or securing member 51 is adaptedto pass so that the rear frame 20 can be secured in a fixed adjustedposition relative to the forward frame 19.

While I have shown the two frames 19 and 20 adjusted relative to eachother by means of the intermediate frame 21, I do not wish to be limitedto this particular construction as, if desired,

S. When these two: frames have been suitably adjusted, the bolts 49 and51 can be tightened so that the frames 19 and 20 will not move relativeto each other. The skate 11 with the shoe S attached thereto can then beplaced within this overshoe by first projecting the forward end 33 ofthe skate into the opening 32 and then lowering the skate with therunner 15 projecting beyond the rear frame 20, the runner passing downwardly in a vertical movement through the slot 36 of the rear frame 20and downwardly into the slot 37 in the bight of the rear frame member34. The strap 40 can then be tightened about the instep or ankle of theshoe S, and the overshoe will then be firmly but removably attached tothe shoe S and about the skate 11.

It will, therefore, be obvious that the skater may apply the skate 11 tothe shoe S where the skate 11 is of a removable type and then attach theovershoe hereinbefore described to the shoe and about the skate and thismay be done in a warm room so that it will not be necessary for theskater to change shoes outdoors. Upon arriving at the skating rink, theovershoe may be readily detached by merely loosening the strap 40 andraising the shoe S and the skate 11 vertically and out of the overshoestructure. The overshoe structure can be replaced at the skating rink,

as hereinbefore described, without removing or changing shoes and theperson can then walk upon the ground or other hard surfaces withoutinjuring the blade or runner 15 as this blade is suspended within theframes 19, 20 and 21 out of engagement with the bottoms of these frames.

It is, of course, understood that various changes and modifications maybe made in the details of construction and design of the abovespecifically described embodiment of this invention without departingfrom the spirit'thereof, such changes and modifications being restrictedonly by the scope of the following claims.

What is claimed is:-

1. A skate protecting means comprising a frame structure including frontand rear mem-- bers each of said members having a substantiallyvertically disposed supporting structure, a bot tom secured to thesupporting structure, a slotted top secured to the top of the supportingstructure, the slot in the top of one of the members opening througheach end of the top and the slot in the top of the other of the membersterminating inwardly of the adjacent end of the member, and attachingmeans for attaching the device to a shoe, said skate being suspendedwithin the front and rear members intermediate the top and bottom of themembers. other means may be used to hold these two.

2. A skate protecting means comprising a frame structure including frontand rear frame members, an intermediate frame member telescopingeach ofsaid members, means for adjustably securing the front and rear framemembers to said intermediate member, said front and rear members havinga slotted'top secured thereto for engagement with the sole of a shoe,the slot of one ofthe'frame members extending en tirely through the:member and dividing said one member into two parts, the slot in theother frame member terminating inwardly of one end of the member, astrap secured to; one of the frame members, and means integral with theother of the frame members and coacting with the strap to hold the framestructure against movement relative to a shoe.

ADOLF KUTCHERA.

